January 24, 2024
Since 1972, Knights of Columbus have sponsored the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championships for boys and girls between the ages of 9 and 14 to provide an athletic outlet and encourage the values of sportsmanship and healthy competition. St. Francis of Assisi Parish Council 11268 has been organizing the free throw championship at St. Francis of Assisi elementary School for the past ten years excluding the COVID years. This year’s coordinator was Conly Bayley who was impressed with the spirit of both the participants and the spectators. The ten winners will now go to the District championship in Cobourg in February and then on to the Regionals in Peterborough on February 25. The scores will then be tabulated from all three events and compared to all participating Councils across Ontario. Last year two from St. Francis of Assisi won their age group at both the District and Regionals. The 2024 winners are: Girls 9 years of age, Tianna Nieves Tejada; Boys 9 years of age, Kaden Taylor; Girls 10 years of age, Lily Bryant; Boys 10 years of age, Patrick Porzio; Girls 11 years of age, Sienna Barrassin; Boys 11 years of age, Jayson Beatty; Girls 12 years of age, Brielle Sid-sworth; Boys 12 years of age, Peter Ristovski; Girls 13 years of age, Malena Tarasio; and, Boys 13 years of age, Tyler Dawson.